Training and Operational Integrity Manager Employment Opportunity – Aikan HR Consultants
Job Title: Training and Operational Integrity Manager
Organization: Aikan HR Consultants
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
About US:
Aikan HR Consultants is one of Uganda’s leading HR consulting companies and trusted strategic HR advisory partner, aikan’s services include aikan Jobs™, aikan Recruitment™, aikan Internship™, aikan Leasing™, aikan Payroll™ and aikan OD.™
Job Summary: The Training and Operational Integrity Manager will be responsible for the management of the staff training program including developing and presenting training materials to prepare the staff to perform the vehicle inspection activities. He/she shall prepare the training Materials to train the staff to perform the vehicle inspection activities and shall organize and perform continuous training of the operational staff. He/she shall work in close cooperation with other SGS affiliates where VIS is performed in order to get support for training activities for vehicle inspectors and administrative staff. He/she also shall be responsible for organizing, implementing and maintaining the Operational Integrity Management System (OIMS) including the establishment, maintenance and continual improvement of the management system based on ISO9001, ISO14001 and OHSAS 18001 accreditation and certifications through interactive implementation of Quality Management and Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) systems in line with the global Operational Integrity policies and procedures.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
Training
- Develop and Implement a strategy for the training program taking into consideration the MVIS requirements and aligning it to the MVIS strategy.
- Identify needs of training for newly hired staff of Vehicle Inspection stations and provide continuous training of existing staff to maintain highest level of performance and quality in the vehicle inspection process.
- Collaborate with other SGS Automotive entities in other countries to ensure transfer of technical knowledge from those countries to SGS Automotive Uganda.
- Plan and cause to be executed the MVIS training plan.
- Prepare training materials in coordination with the MVIS and OI requirements.
- Identify, plan and conduct departmental training in collaboration with HR and the Project Manager
- Maintain all necessary records related to training.
- Ensure the training activities are compliant with company policies and relevant statutes and standards
- Identify, source and manage all training related resources.
- Manage the training cost to ensure that it is delivered within the defined training budget.
Operational Integrity
- Establish, document, implement and maintain a Quality Management System based on ISO 9001 requirements
- Continual improvement of the established Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental Management system through training, ensuring strict adherence to established OI procedures and local operational work instructions
- Develop, present and promote Operational, Quality and HSE training
- Ensure that all efforts are made to achieve or better the annual OI KPIs
- Monitor the OIMS and local QHSE systems to determine where improvements can be made and necessary corrective and preventive actions carried out
- Ensure that records associated with Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, Security and Sustainability, as specified in the OIMS and other corporate policies and procedures are maintained and controlled
- Ensure that all open preventive and corrective actions are effectively closed in a timely manner
- Escalating any Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental, Security and Sustainability problems that cannot be resolved locally via the OI reporting structure
- Communication link between department and accreditation /certification bodies regarding audit schedules
- Plan, distribute and perform periodic internal audits as per internal audit schedule
- Plan and hold management review meetings presenting system generated data, audit reports and customer feedback for improvements actions
- Create assessment material/ internal auditing checklist in accordance to the accreditation and certification body requirements
- Ensure that internal audits are conducted independently and corrective actions completed at least 6 weeks prior to Third Party Audits
- Perform trend analysis on non conformances raised during the internal and external audit
Specific Authorities
- Provide official representation of the department in matters with respect to training, quality, safety, health and environment including dealing with customers, regulators, suppliers and contractors / subcontractors
- Demonstrate proactive quality leadership towards all staff
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related from a recognized university.
- A minimum of 3 years of post qualification experience in the Process & Quality field.
- Knowledge of ISO standards (ISO 9001, ISO 14001, OHSAS 18001).
- Excellent experience in Quality Assurance and Quality Tools.
- Experience in Customer Satisfaction and Complaints Management.
- Experience in Supplier Quality Management.
- Experience in Supplier, System and Process Audits.
- Ability to travel extensively.
- Fluent in English and in local language/s.
- Lead Auditor course ISO 9001 or Diploma in TQM
- Minimum 3 year tertiary qualification or equivalent in Quality Management Systems
- Understanding of ISO 9001, OHSA 18001 and ISO 140
- Five years of operational experience in a field work/operational environment with 3 years in Quality Assurance, Health; Safety and Environmental Management
- 3 years minimum Internal Auditor experience in a certified quality management system
- Knowledge and experience in project management and strategic business planning
- Knowledge in the application of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001 requirements
- Auditing experience in any of above-mentioned standard requirements
- Lead auditor level qualification.
- Audit and commercial experience associated
- Operations experience in a training institution or equivalent
- Conversant with Uganda OHS Act 2006
- Computer literate
Competencies
- High level of leadership skills
- Ability to drive and lead change
- Analytical, decisive, adaptable, ethical, problem solver, persuasive, commercially-sensitive
- Customer and commercial focus
- Verbal & written communication skills – highly developed presentation skills and ability to interact effectively with senior government officials, and senior management of organizations.
- Teamwork with ability to operate without close supervision
- Computer literate
- Good time management and organizational skills
How to Apply:
All candidates should upload their applications with updated CVs either in PDF or Microsoft Word format with your contact information, academic certificates, nationality and 3 work related references at the link below.
Deadline: 1st March 2019
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